Then the Yue Japanese simply gave up the coordination with the artillery force...
This is of course correct. On the one hand, with the interference of our army, it is impossible to successfully coordinate between the Vietnamese infantry and the artillery force. Even if the Vietnamese artillery observer carries radio, it will make it very difficult...
...The main reason is that the "swimming cannon" tactic adopted by the Vietnamese Japanese artillery force... The "swimming cannon" certainly has its advantages, that is, it makes it difficult for the enemy to grasp its tail, so that the Vietnamese artillery force can
Weak fight against strong.
But this tactic also has its disadvantages...that is, when the target cannot be observed from a distance at night, front-line artillery observers are required to provide them with accurate coordinates and guide the artillery fire to an accurate position.
If this is just one, two artillery forces will be fine... Artillery observers may contact them in time to direct them to bomb the target.
But the problem is... the swimming cannons must be scattered... More than a dozen cannons in a mortar company may form two or even three units... Only in this way can the mortar not be too concentrated and be suitable
Swim and concentrate in a scattered manner.
It is impossible for each of the artillery forces to be equipped with radio and contact the front-line artillery observers, which will be too busy to be busy... So how to coordinate here is a big problem.
This is also the reason why the Vietnamese Japanese used red flashlights and radio to contact and cooperate with the rear artillery force or long-range artillery troops.
However, now that our army is disturbed by this... the Vietnamese army wants to establish effective and close coordination with the artillery... that is almost impossible.
On the other hand...the Vietnamese commander also knew that the time of this battle was very important.
What is the blockade of long-range artillery fire?... As a veteran on the battlefield, the Vietnamese army is of course very clear.
In other words... the commander of the Vietnamese army knew that the Chinese army would send reinforcements through the blockade of long-range artillery fire to reinforce positions No. 4 and 5... This is why the Vietnamese army had to send a company of troops to attack positions No. 4 and 5 respectively.
The reason is that the No. 4 and No. 5 position can only accommodate two squads... If one squad is squeezed in, then we will be able to explode it in two or half.
The distribution of troops of the Vietnamese army is actually like this... One strengthened platoon attacked positions No. 4 and 5 respectively, and one platoon was responsible for organizing the defense against our reinforcements. There was also the other platoon's left and right platoons used as reserve teams.
More importantly... the Vietnamese commander also knew that the Chinese army on positions No. 4 and No. 5 were insufficient in military strength and preparation, so it was the top priority to take down these two positions as quickly as possible.
So... only fools will waste time rebuilding the connection with artillery at this critical moment!
From this point of view... I can't tell whether it is a good or a bad thing that interferes with the military and artillery coordination of the Vietnamese Japanese...
Because if there is no interference, the Vietnamese army will prepare for artillery fire for a few minutes before charging... This will at least gain more time.
But then again... this kind of artillery preparation accurately guided by enemy artillery observers still has a lot of pressure on my position No. 4 and 5, so no one can tell which one is better or worse.
In short... the current reality is that the Diyue Japanese have given up the coordination of mortars and simply chose to launch an attack on positions No. 4 and 5 with infantry...
So in the local area of Faka Mountain... the artillery fire cover between the enemy and us took a big reversal. The Vietnamese mortar, which was originally very fierce, lost its voice in an instant, but was replaced by our army's artillery force.
The Vietnamese army bombarded the Farka Mountain!
It's very ironic... Although the artillery fire cover has undergone a major reversal, the shooting positions are almost the same. They are the main traffic lines leading to the positions No. 4 and 5 of Faka Mountain.
The difference is... The purpose of the Vietnamese Japanese attack was to stop our army from reinforcements. Now we are to stop the Vietnamese Japanese attacking positions No. 4 and 5 and reduce the pressure on the troops stationed on our positions No. 4 and 5.
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Our army had three compulsory artillery companies in total and more than 30 artillery pieces... and they smashed the Vietnamese Japanese in charge...
It is worth emphasizing that this artillery fire was not a random shooting in the dark night, but the artillery force first fired a few flares at Faka Mountain and waited for the artillery observer to calculate the coordinates before firing.
The only problem is... the smoke on the Faka Mountain is too thick, and the flares are very experienced in hiding the Yueji hiding... So it is difficult for artillery observers to see where the Yueji hiding is. So the effect of this bombing is not
very good.
"What's going on!" Seeing this, I couldn't help but curse: "When did the firepower of the Second Battalion's combustible company become so strong?"
"Battery Commander!" Zhao Jingping called and asked before reporting: "Battery Commander Xie replied... The division has just strengthened two artillery companies for the Second Battalion... Because the battle situation is urgent, there is no need to report it urgently!"
I couldn't help but frown and immediately ordered: "Let six helicopters take off with artillery observers immediately, and the artillery observers of every two helicopters are responsible for guiding an artillery company!"
"Yes!" Zhao Jingping responded and immediately conveyed my order.
This is the consequence of the chaos in command... If we use the artillery on the helicopter to observe the close-range guide of the artillery force, I am afraid the result will be different.
"Battery Commander!" At this time, Zhao Jingping immediately reported to me: "The 7th Company of the Second Battalion has been assembled. Be ready for reinforcements at any time!"
"Don't move!" I ordered.
"What?" Zhao Jingping was stunned when he heard this.
"When the eighth company passes through the blockade zone, we will launch an attack together!"
"yes!"
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The Vietnamese army had two companies, and it was very likely that the quality was stronger than that of the Second Battalion. If you went up to reinforce in such a rash manner, it was very likely that not only would the reinforcement effect not only would it not be able to achieve the effect, but would also be eaten by the Vietnamese army.
So the best way now... is to wait a little longer and let the soldiers in positions No. 4 and No. 5 last longer.
Soon, the Vietnamese army rushed towards our positions No. 4 and 5 again under the artillery fire...
What I have to admit is that although the coordination between the Vietnamese army and the artillery was not that good, there was nothing to be picky about in the coordination between the infantry.
For example, now... the Vietnamese army on the left and right wings launched a charge towards positions No. 4 and 5 almost at the same time, and the pace of the charge was about the same distance from the position on the top of the mountain.
The benefits of doing this are very obvious... First of all, it will prevent the Chinese soldiers in positions No. 4 and No. 5 from taking care of each other, and both sides have to deal with the enemy's charges, right? If you are too busy, you will not be able to provide fire cover for the other position.
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Secondly, we divide our army's artillery force into two...
It is not difficult to imagine that if one side rushes to slow down and the other side rushes to hurry, then our army's artillery force will naturally concentrate its firepower and rush to the direction of faster... But now, the artillery force has to go both sides.
Take into account, because one accidentally may be captured in the blink of an eye.
The soldiers from positions No. 4 and 5 also fought back against the Vietnamese army... This can be seen from the starry firelights on these two positions, but the firelight was too weak, and it was still intermittent... This shows that
Our soldiers lacked ammunition and had to aim before firing...
"Aim and then fight" has always been the tradition of our army's combat, which is understandable in terms of saving ammunition, but it also means that soldiers risk their lives to aim at the target.
Of course, such firepower as positions No. 4 and 5 cannot suppress the Vietnamese Japanese. After the Vietnamese army set up a few light machine guns, they easily suppressed the firepower of our soldiers. There were even a few of them.
The machine guns are from this No. 4 position to the No. 5 position... In other words, our army's No. 4 and No. 5 positions must bear the Vietnamese firepower in several directions at the same time.
As for the ammunition of the Vietnamese army... they didn't seem to have to worry at all, because I saw that the Vietnamese army had a follow-up unit constantly sending ammunition from the tank... So I knew another function of this tank...
…carry ammunition.
Seeing that the Japanese were about to rush to the No. 4 and No. 5 position under this firepower advantage... At this time, several helicopters arrived near us in time with howling sounds...
In less than two minutes, my mortar shells exploded accurately in the firepower of the Japanese devils and the crowd... With the cooperation of us artillery observers in the air, and these artillery observers are also artillery observers of our synthetic battalion...
Everyone has undergone rigorous training, so of course it means that there is no ambiguity in which to fight.
So the Vietnamese army's second charge was quickly blown up by my mortar.
"Battery Commander!" At this time, Zhao Jingping reported to me: "Seventh Company, the Eighth Company has been assembled!"
"Um!" I couldn't help but nod. The assembly time was quite fast, a bit beyond my expectations.
Later I found out... the reason why these eighth companies gathered in such a short time was entirely because Battalion Commander Xie gave them the death order... They had to pass the enemy artillery blockade within five minutes... The result was
The Eighth Company paid the price of twenty-three soldiers' casualties and forcibly passed the enemy artillery blockade area.
At this time, I hesitated... Should I send these two companies to reinforce immediately? Or should I breathe a sigh of relief...
You should know that the Vietnamese devils had just been attacked by us at this time, and the Vietnamese army also needed time to rest, so this time can make positions No. 4 and 5 take a breath... If the 7th Company and 8th Company were sent to the 7th Company now
, That is to force the Japanese devils to fight quickly!
But I soon knew that this matter didn't need to be considered... Because the Vietnamese army was even more anxious than us, they could say that they had no rest and launched a charge to positions No. 4 and 5 again...
This charge was only 3 minutes before they were beaten!